Project ECHO – online clinical update sessions
Project ECHO brings together communities of healthcare practitioners for learning and support, with the goal of improving care through collaborative problem-solving.
At St Margaret’s Hospice, we’re here to support everyone impacted by a life-limiting illness. Whether you’re a patient, carer, healthcare professional, or family member, we’ve gathered a range of resources, guidance, and educational programmes to help you navigate this journey with confidence and compassion.
Project ECHO brings together communities of healthcare practitioners for learning and support, with the goal of improving care through collaborative problem-solving.
The Symptom Observation Chart is a tool designed to assist in caring for patients at home. It helps patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals track symptoms and guide treatment decisions.
The Somerset Treatment Escalation Plan (TEP) is a document designed to help healthcare teams make informed decisions about a patient's medical care when they are unable to express their wishes.
This video has been made to support registered nurses who will be setting up and managing syringe pumps in the community.
This presentation covers the priorities of care, from recognising dying and looks at a support plan which includes prescribing for end-of-life care.
Movement Snacks are short seated exercises you can carry out in the comfort of your own home, doing as much or as little as you feel you can.
Our mission is to ensure specialist palliative care is available for those who need it across Somerset. The hospice is committed to improving the provisions of services across Somerset.
Guidance on using oral/buccal medication for symptom control for people caring for a person for whom recovery is uncertain, or who is in the end of their life.
A training pack for carers and relatives being trained to give subcutaneous injections for symptom control. This should be used alongside the one-to-one training provided by your nurse.